To recover lost data from WD SMR formatted HDD, the PC users need to stop the power immediately and stop working on it any further, specially stop writing any new data on the formatted hdd. As for data recovery engineers, they need to bypass the firmware read(disable 411) firstly, backup the important firmware modules, specially the module 190.
HDD Firmware Repair Tools and Data Recovery Tools Required To recover lost data from formatted WD SMR HDDs:
DFL-WD HDD Firmware Repair Tool
DFL-DDP Data Recovery Equipment
Steps to recover lost data from WD SMR Formatted HDD:
01: MCU unlock by writing unlock ROM with HDD ROM chip pin reader or swap with firmware unlock PCB;
02: Enter secured firmware operations mode to avoid the dynamic translator corruption;
03: Backup the dynamic translator module 190 and repair 190 automatically to get a good copy of T2Data;
04: Accelerate the firmware loading process;
05: Test firmware modules and repair found corrupted modules;
06: Load T2Data to RAM(Auto mode) to access the data area fully.
The following are some example videos or related videos to recover lost data from WD SMR formatted HDDs:
WD SMR HDD Palmer 800066 800069 Format Data Recovery
WD SMR HDD 1.5T Data Recovered From 0.03GB Patient HDD by Module 190 Auto Repair
